Friday, March 16, 2018

New This Week (3/16/18)

Call the library to check availability and request these new items:

A Bad Moms Christmas (R)
Three under-appreciated and over-burdened women rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn't hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers. By the end of the journey, our moms will redefine how to make the holidays special for all and discover a closer relationship with their mothers.

Call Me By Your Name (R)
It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio, a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia. One day, Oliver, a charming American scholar arrives, and Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Crooked House (PG-13)
In Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a wealthy patriarch is investigated by spy-turned-private-detective Charles Hayward. On the sprawling estate, amidst a poisonous atmosphere of bitterness, resentment and jealousy in a truly crooked house, Hayward encounters three generations of the dynasty.

Daddy's Home 2 (PG-13)
Dusty and Brad have joined forces to provide their kids the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's ultra-affectionate and emotional dad arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos.


The Disaster Artist (R)
Based on the making of the cult-classic The Room, director and star James Franco transforms the true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau--an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable--into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds.

Ferdinand (PG)
After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.





Geostorm (PG-13)
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong--the system built to protect the Earth is attacking it.


Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG)
First published in 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh brought hope and comfort to England after the First World War and became one of the best-loved children's books of all time. But how did it affect the real Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world created by his father?



I, Tonya (R)
Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan.




Lady Bird (R)
Christine ''Lady Bird'' McPherson fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird's father loses his job.




Poldark : The Complete Third Season (NR)
1794: War and the revolution in France hang over Britain. In Cornwall, George Warleggan grows his empire with a view to crush the Poldarks while Ross and Demelza attempt to repair their relationship. Ross must ask himself how long he can allow George's ascent to continue unchecked.

Roman J. Israel, Esq. (PG-13)
A driven, idealistic defense attorney's life is suddenly disrupted when he is recruited to join a firm led by ambitious lawyer George Pierce--and begins a friendship with a young champion for equal rights--a turbulent series of events ensues, which will put the activism that has defined Roman’s career to the test.


Same Kind Of Different As Me
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to Deborah, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.





The Shape Of Water (R)
Set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation in the hidden, high-security government laboratory where she works. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.


Thor : Ragnarok (PG-13)
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok--the destruction of his home world and the end of Asgardian civilization at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.


Walking Out (PG-13)
Once a year, David travels from his mother’s home in Texas to visit his father in Montana. There, the two embark on their annual hunting excursion, during which father attempts to connect with son. When a terrifying turn of events leaves Cal critically wounded, it’s up to the teenage David to summon enough strength for both of them.

Wonder (PG)
The youngest child of the Pullman family, Auggie, was born with facial differences. When Auggie enters mainstream elementary school for the first time, his extraordinary journey unites his family, his school, and his community, and proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.


Wonder Wheel (PG-13)
Four people find their lives intersecting and changing during a busy 1950s summer at Coney Island.

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